Performing Arts

Was Penny pushed? Arts Vic director resigns
Penny Hutchinson steps down as arts body head as allegations surface of government interference in funding decisions.

Tickets will be hot in 2014 with company programs just announced
Sydney Dance Company, Canberra Symphony, and The Malthouse Theatre announce their programs with hot tickets.

Aboriginal people are not a project
Arts activity is an effective form of reconciliation but working with Indigenous children is not just about ideology.

Kiss of the Spiderwoman
Mockingbird Theatre present another powerful production confirming their reputation as theatremakers of calibre.

Seraphim Trio – The Virtuoso
It’s important to acknowledge technical achievement but this performance was about so much more.

Equus
Shaffer’s classic play is done justice by this production, but occasional sloppiness means it falls short of being exceptional.

QUT Literary Salon
In true writerly style, the QUT Literary Salon failed to meet its five o’clock deadline.

Insolent. Nonchalant. Nonsense.
An aptly-named Brisbane Fringe show combining circus skills, physical comedy, and puerile humour.

Swell Sculpture Festival Award Winners announced
Opening night awards announced as over 50 artists take over Currumbin Beach for 10 days in September.

Macbeth
Class Act Theatre takes the language of the battlefield and makes it talk to us in the context of the…